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Dionne Farris, 'I Know'

I am pretty sure it has been forever since you heard this song. In fact, I bet I know — which is exactly why I am posting it.

I heard it Sunday on SiriusXM’s ‘90s on 9 channel, driving back to IC after helping my cousin’s family move in the Quad Cities. (His old house seemed like a bottomless pit of furniture and boxes. I thought it would never end.) My eyebrows shot up in pleasant surprise when the song started playing and I turned the volume up. It was a very nice blast from the past.

Despite the subject, it’s a fun, uplifting song and a perfect fit for a sunny, clear, warm, April day full of spring fever.

I am 35, quiet, and shy. My obsession is everyday life. I love the small and mundane. I'm easily pleased.
As a kid, when my family took long trips, I entertained myself by looking out the car window, admiring the landscape we passed. I studied the farm houses, the barns, the faces of people in small towns, and the rows of corn and beans blanketing the Iowa countryside. I tried capturing every last detail as my eyes roved from one thing to another.
That's me.